82: Chapter 82 contains a discovery.

He possessed the cultivation of a Middle Stage Second Rank, with a thick aura, yet he did not associate with demons like the Azure-Horned Deer King.

He looked down at the miserable state of the Oriole Demon, a flash of anger crossing his eyes.

"A bunch of filthy, outsider crows; just looking at them is bad luck."

"They got lucky and ran fast this time. Once I find their lair, I will exterminate their entire clan!"

Feathered Eagle finished speaking.

Immediately, a burst of cheers erupted all around.

"The King is invincible! The King is invincible!"

"Hmph!"

Feathered Eagle held his head high and puffed out his chest.

"All of you, go search for me now! Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, you must find them!"

At Feathered Eagle's command, the eagles on the cliff screeched in unison, spread their wings, and prepared to take flight.

But just at this moment.

"Why go to such trouble? I am right here."

A hoarse voice came from the night sky, exploding over the cliff.

The eagles' movements suddenly stiffened.

The voice carried a suffocating pressure, and the Demonic Qi of a Late Stage Second Rank surged like a tide, instantly enveloping the entire cliff.

Feathered Eagle's pupils constricted sharply, and he jerked his head up.

Under the moonlight.

An ink-colored crow flew out from the darkness and landed steadily on a withered branch at the edge of the cliff.

Its blood-red pupils looked coldly at every bird present, its Demonic Qi surging out like a tide.

Late Stage Second Rank.

Feathered Eagle's pupils constricted slightly, but he quickly regained his composure, a flash of excitement crossing his eyes instead.

He stood up, his iron-gray feathers standing on end, wings slightly spread, a sneer in his voice: "I was wondering who it was. So, it is the leader of those crows."

Feathered Eagle stood up, his iron-gray feathers standing on end, wings slightly spread, a flash of disdain in his eyes.

Although his cultivation was not as high as Wu Li's, in his mind, a mongrel bird like a crow, no matter how high its cultivation, would never be a match for a fierce bird like himself.

"Since that is the case, there is nothing more to say."

"The same order; I hope you can handle it."

Wu Li's voice was hoarse and flat.

"You are truly courting death!"

Feathered Eagle's pupils constricted. With a long screech, he spread his wings violently, his iron-gray feathers standing on end. Demon Power condensed at the tips of his feathers, transforming into countless sharp feather needles that shot toward Wu Li, covering the sky.

The sound of the feather needles piercing the air was sharp and piercing, sealing off all of Wu Li's retreat paths.

Wu Li crouched on the withered branch without dodging. He waved his wing casually, and a black profound light swept out from the tip, colliding with the sky-filling feather needles.

"Hum~"

In the black profound light, the feather needles vanished silently like snow meeting fire, not even leaving a trace behind.

Feathered Eagle's pupils constricted sharply, and his voice went out of tune.

"A natural Divine Ability!"

The moment the feather needles dissipated, the corners of Wu Li's mouth curled up slightly, and a cold light flashed in his blood-red pupils.

"Yes, Eagle feather, I hope you have one too!"

The moment he finished speaking.

Colorless Profound Light surged from his body like a tide, instantly enveloping the entire cliff. Including Feathered Eagle, all the birds felt their vision go black.

Their Demon Power could not circulate, and even breathing became difficult.

The power of refining fell silently. The feathers of those fierce birds began to fall off, their skin began to crack, and their blood was evaporated before it could even flow out. Painful wails rose and fell within the profound light.

"Gah!!!" "Ya!!"

Various screams could be heard.

Wu Li moved again. A red light flashed under his claws, and the Yang Essence Blade Ring flew out from his ankle, growing in the wind and transforming into a crimson streak of light, carving sharp arcs through the air.

"Puchi!" "Pu!!" "Chi!!"

One, two, three...

Wherever the ring passed, those fierce birds had their heads severed before they could even let out a scream.

A moment later, the profound light dispersed.

Under the moonlight, the cliff was a scene of devastation.

Feathered Eagle's corpse lay in a pool of blood, his iron-gray feathers scattered everywhere, his eyes still wide open, dying with lingering resentment.

The Oriole Demon curled up in a rock crevice, shivering, its golden feathers already stained a dark red by blood.

The rest of the eagle demon corpses were piled up in disarray; some were decapitated, some were cut in two, and others had been refined until they were unrecognizable.

Blood flowed down from the cliff, following the cracks in the rocks, dripping into the grass below.

Wu Li crouched on the withered branch and retracted the Yang Essence Blade Ring. His blood-red pupils swept coldly over the corpses littering the ground. With a wave of his wing, a bloody light drained the essence and blood from all the corpses, storing it into his Blood Pupil.

Then he spread his wings and flew to the Oriole Demon, which was already scared silly, and leaned his crow head forward.

"You... do not like crows very much?"

The Oriole Demon's heart trembled violently, struggling frantically, until it was finally scared to death by Wu Li...

Wu Li stood on the cliff, his blood-red pupils sweeping over the corpses on the ground, and said indifferently.

"Black Feather."

Black Feather flew out from the distant canopy, landed in front of Wu Li, bowed its head respectfully, its eyes full of reverence.

"Old Ancestor."

"Bring the Crow Flock over, it is time to eat."

Wu Li's voice was hoarse and flat, as if he were speaking about the most ordinary thing.

Black Feather's eyes lit up, and it nodded quickly, turning to fly away.

A moment later, a noisy clamor of crow caws came from afar, and a dark cloud surged from the direction of the Stone Forest, blocking out the moonlight.

"Caw caw caw~~"

Thousands of crows covered the sky and landed on the cliff, dense and black, surrounding the corpses of the eagles, falcons, hawks, and vultures completely.

The sounds of pecking, tearing, and flapping wings intertwined, echoing in the deathly silent night sky.

Wu Li crouched on the withered branch, watching the Crow Flock feast, his blood-red pupils without a ripple.

Soon.

The Crow Flock had completely occupied the entire cliff.

Just at this moment, Black Feather suddenly lifted its head from the pile of corpses, flapped its wings, flew to Wu Li, and called out urgently: "Old Ancestor, I have a discovery!"

Wu Li's blood-red pupils constricted slightly. He spread his wings, leaped from the withered branch, and followed Black Feather to the back of the cliff.

After bypassing a few huge rocks and passing through a narrow crevice, a hidden open space appeared before them.

In the open space.

Stood several rusty iron cages, with seven or eight members of the Human Race locked inside.

Old men, women, and half-grown children, dressed in rags, thin enough to be skin and bone, were curled up in the cages. Some were already unconscious, others had eyes half-open, their pupils unfocused, lacking even the strength to lift their heads.

The air was filled with a stench of rot mixed with the smell of urine, which was nauseating.

Wu Li landed on the iron cages, his blood-red pupils sweeping over the dying members of the Human Race, and then he looked back at the corpses of the Feathered Eagles on the cliff, a strange look flashing in his eyes.

He was silent for a moment, then spoke, his voice hoarse and low: "What did they capture these people for? They are not even eating them?"

As soon as Wu Li finished speaking, he saw the answer.

Deep in the open space, in a place the moonlight could not reach, there was a pile of skeletons, white and dense, from large to small. The large bones were thick and sturdy, looking like adults, while the small ones were slender and short, clearly belonging to children at a glance.